We Are Mentally And Emotionally BROKEN | The Haunting of Hill House Episode 10 Reaction

[@SpartanandPudgey]

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[@Rastayeti666]

for me, the best flannigan series are in this order: 1. Haunting of hill house 2. Midnight mass 3. Haunting of Bly Mannor 4. Fall of house of Usher and Oculus is a must watch movie of him

[@frankgallagher1855]

The haunting of Bly Manor 😢❤

[@roguechevelle]

@@Rastayeti666 your ranking is close to mine: 1. Midnight Mass 2. Haunting of Hill House 3. Haunting of Bly Manor 4. Fall of the House of Usher (lot's of people liked this series but it was my least fav but great cast as always)

[@MJ-mu5eb]

😅😊😊😊😅😮

[@PopsR]

Steve went from saying he never saw a ghost to seeing every fucking ghost

[@JosieSchuller]

@@PopsR True 😆

[@joaaslv]

My favorite part was that during theo's "dream", nellie waited for theo to willingly touch her because of her powers! she wanted theo to make that decision herself, meanwhile with the other siblings she touched them instantly 😭

[@autumnlinsinbigler9385]

Well not to mention the last time they were together in LA Nell made Theo touch stuff to look for Arthur. Even so far as forcibly grabbing her and putting her hand on the floor. She had to let Theo reach out .

[@ranj541]

🥺

[@PeterDB90]

That's a crazy detail I've never noticed before - thank you. I've seen this show 4 or 5 times already and still miss little details like this. Mike Flanagan is a genius.

[@sophieanderson9631]

"I loved you completely and you loved me the same, the rest is confetti."

[@NPA1001]

My take was the house wasn’t necessarily evil, it just kept around the souls of everyone who died there. It became an issue when it trapped the soul of a psychopath in Poppy.. (or Polly if you are S & P)

[@cherrypitbliss]

Imo I sort of feel like it was at best neutral (if not evil) based on the show (havent read the novel). SPOILERS: Even if it was kind to Nell before killing her, or that it allowed the Dursleys to die and reunite forever(?), it: -Orchestrated events to not only consume both the Dursleys baby (causing her to be stillborn) and Abigail. That led to their parents accepting death in the house to begin with in order to reunite, which I think means they were planned on being consumed into the house by the house (or possibly the ghosts?) since the beginning. - This show seems to accept that people can exist even after they die. If that is the case, then it is possible there is an afterlife as well. That would mean that Nell has likely been robbed forever of ever reuniting with her husband/soulmate. It also means every remaining family member will have to decide whether or not to return or be separated forever in death. From the look Olivia had at the end (Nell and her dad were busy embracing while she was staring with her gaze fixed on Steve), Im not sure that the house (or Olivia?) is just going to be content with only having 3 of 7 Cranes. Even outside of them what about their SOs and children? How many generations is the house interested in I wonder? Im just not sure how kind it is to manipulate someone into a disastrous ending even if youre sweet to them while you do it (Nell) but I'm also really curious from the books exactly how much influence Poppy has and why the house is the way it is. You might be right that the house is more neutral than anything but I think the director(?) mentions how kind the house decides to be to Nell so it seems like it has some agency over things. Maybe it felt bad for her a bit or it knew giving her what she dreamed of would make her "easier to digest"

[@Keeshya6]

I've had a similar view. I felt like it depended on who was "in charge" on the spirits' side. It was Poppy, for so so long. But then Liv takes control during this episode, when she tells Poppy to back off, and when she accepts Hugh's deal. I feel like the house calmed when she became the "matron" of the house, and that's why it's implied that the haunting of the kids has officially come to an end and they're able to live happier lives.

[@zimvader25]

@@Keeshya6there is no “in charge” or “control” of the house. Like Steve says in his closing monologue “those who walk there, walk together”. They all have a piece of the house, Poppy just leaves because she’s not really much for confrontation she’s just a manipulative psycho. But they all equally control the house just like Nelly saved her siblings from their mom’s grip.

[@gemelwalters2942]

I mean it's still evil, spirits aren't meant to be trapped in one place like that. We can assume that they can't move on while in that house. That to me is pretty evil

[@kuroyuki6254]

It's an interesting theory, but wasn't that the house that was consuming them, driving them mad. Olivia saw Poppy only near the the end, and Poppy definitely accelerated Olivia's insanity, but even without her the house would still slowly consume them, wouldn't it?

[@Riggswolfe]

I heard that the original ending was going to be much darker. During the scene with Luke and the family gathered around him at the end with his 2 year cake it was going to pan back and you'd see the window from the red room implying they were all still trapped in the house and didn't know it. But Mike Flannagan wisely decided not to end the show that way and to give them all closure.

[@santa1563]

came to see if someone mentioned the alternate ending. I’m so glad he didn’t do that. the end was already a sucker punch to the gut.

[@Tylerdavasel]

That would have sucked balls, removing it's masterpiece status immediately. Good thing they didn't.

[@bvbxiong5791]

@@Tylerdavasel would it tho? the house successfully lured them back like the predator it is. when predators are successful, their preys pay the ultimate price. the house successfully lured everyone it wanted back inside, it's "unfinished meal". i wouldn't have been disappointed with the alt ending where we see a predator successfully catching it's prey.

[@ygkemosabi8280]

@@bvbxiong5791 basically a smart house is a realistic ending but this ending you get hero nel... equally as good

[@aalk66]

I'm getting chills from reading ur cmt... That would be fantastic ending but most of the fans wouldn't have accepted it

[@auntywhispers7747]

Okay did NOT need the Bent-Neck Lady intro I am traumatized 😂

[@Nysyarc]

I like the character detail in the scene at 45:30. As the red door is closing we see Nell just happy to have her dad with her, while Olivia is staring at Steven. She relented and made the deal with Hugh but still wasn't happy about it. Her madness is still there and she still wants all of her children to stay.

[@oinxxpink]

Omg yes! I’ve been waiting for someone to point this out. It also mirrors the scene in the last episode when Olivia is saying bye to Hugh and the kids when she was “going to see her sister”. When he goes to kiss her she has her eyes completely open and the expression on her face is so similar to this, just so unhappy. The house made her believe that Hugh was a part of the world that was going to take away her children and hurt them and she will probably always believe that

[@wentshow]

Here's genius: Nell's description of time being like confetti reflects the nonlinear plot structure of the story. We experience time like she did.

[@xAVErRvISCARRa]

Something I like about the ending is the fact that all the ghosts show their respect to Steve, while Poppy looks at him in shock and Hazel looks at him proudly. Not only are they accepting him as the new owner of Hill House, but they are also recognizing him as the first target of the curse who manages to survive.

[@joe.banana]

did he survive though? Since in the original ending it was revealed that they are still trapped in the house. During the red cake scene camera was supposed to pan out and reveal a red room window in the background. But Mike Flanagan last minute decided it was too cruel. They still left the clues though.

[@xAVErRvISCARRa]

@joe.banana thats was the idea, but they change it so yeah, in the cannon he is alive

[@CaptainPikeachu]

@@joe.banana just because it was an original concept doesn’t mean that’s what happened, Flanagan changed things, so he did survive.

[@JosieSchuller]

I’ve really enjoyed your reactions to this series, very genuine and honest. I always like to point out how Hugh was being such a good dad in that scene when the tall man was staring into Steve’s face. Hugh telling Steve “Look at me. Look at me.” Protecting his grown son from terror. Hugh always tried to protect his children. ❤

[@stephanielomeli6950]

Someone mentioned how the Dudleys were super religious and believe in heaven and they gave it up to be with their babies and I’m not the same! 😩

[@AnnaB22]

Ugh, that is tragic.

[@stephanielomeli6950]

@ fr 😩

[@PeterDB90]

Jesus, the amount of details this show has, I keep getting my mind blown by random KZbin comments despite having seen the show like 4 or 5 times.

[@stephanielomeli6950]

@@PeterDB90 me too! Every time I watch it breaks my heart in a different way 😩

[@melissavukelic4138]

Every time you guys said Polly I cringed. It's Poppy for god's sake! POPPY! 😂

[@zanechi]

Need to know they are watching "Peaky Blinders". They have strong Polly attachment.

[@melissavukelic4138]

@zanechi Ahhh... Okay

[@melatrude4269]

I loled every time they called her Polly 🤣

[@malifex9922]

One thing I find interesting about the narrative is that it's written in such a way that you don't actually have to buy into a supernatural version to explain thing. Early on, they established that the house is old and sections are covered in black mold. One of the primary side effects of black mold exposure is hallucinations. Even back in Episode 1, Steven explains that "sometimes ghosts are bits of regret, lingering emotions" that people carry with them (like Shirley's ghost). Combined with the black mold and heightened emotion, all of this episode could technically be explained by the family experiencing things only after they got back into the mold atmosphere.

[@akhkharuincalifornia]

The Fall of the House of Usher was excellent, but Hill House was a masterpiece in my opinion.

[@manic3376]

it's amazing how many times there is a ghost in the background that you don't even see. They went out of their way to show the ghosts and not point it out. They are in the background constantly. Peeking corners, standing in the shadows, etc.

[@japes7]

I know. I haven't seen them all yet but I think Pudgy only saw like one obvious woman's face.

[@Mrdood999]

The heads of some of the statues also move at times. This show is my favorite of all the Flanagan shows, just because of the background stuff. I love it!

[@ms-literary6320]

28:09 For me this was the crux of this scene. Luke was so on board with reuniting with his mom and then he sees the hat. For Olivia that hat was something he loved that she’s offering him. But she sees him as the child he was and never connects to the idea he grew up (Nell is also portrayed as a child.) For Luke though that hat has been haunting and terrifying him ever since the tall man took it back. It’s traumatizing to see it again. The one time he actually faced it; it wasn’t the tall man, it was Olivia haunting him, trying to get him back. Like she clawed at him from under the grave.

[@zardify_]

Abigail sometimes appearing as ghost and sometimes real is such a big theory, damn. You guys sending me spiralling even when I saw this show like 10 times already...

[@ms-literary6320]

I’d never thought of that and now I’m reconsidering everything lol. This is why I watch reactions: they always point out something I’ve missed.

[@dlasis]

44:45 Spartan is choking up and we love that. :D

[@taylorludwig32]

I heard that too! 💯

[@dlasis]

@ it wasn’t even forced. It’s so real

[@AnnaB22]

This show was so amazing, you were mad at Luke's family for not believing him, and you "as the audience" didn't believe him either. He told everyone that Abigail was real and no one believed him. It was brilliant writing because it made the audience just as complicit in the downward spiral of Luke's future (his voice doesn't matter). It is a good way to subtly teach us that we should listen to the little children in our lives more. We dismiss so much and chalk it up to children's imagination; but teach them that we don't think, that what they believe or say matters. Then, God forbid, they fall into the streets, addictions, mental challenges - we say "Why didn't you talk to me? We can be so blind to our part in molding their mindsets, doubts, fears, and low self-esteem.

[@timlandry8934]

Bly Manor, Midnight Mass, Fall of the House of Usher. All incredible. Midnight Club is less scary more story driven and slow but still good.

[@carriesmith742]

I'm 2 episodes into Midnight Club, but I REALLY celebrated spooky season this year by watching Hill House, Bly Manor and Midnight Mass for the first time. I saw Fall of the House of Usher when it came out and LOVED IT and all the reactors kept referencing Flanagan's other shows so even though I'm not a horror person, I was HOOKED!

[@Ray-ji7rb]

Those are all good but the rewatchability of those don’t compare to this (for me) EXCEPT Bly Manor. Bly Manor is fantastic

[@ms-literary6320]

@@Ray-ji7rb They’re all so great. Given their different styles I think everyone has a favourite. Bly Manor is also mine 😊

[@yingyang2838]

Midnight mass is so freaking incredible I still think about it every now and then

[@KingApeiron]

Haunting of Bly and Midnight Mass are both FANTASTIC, very much the same vibe as Hill House: spooky with emotional trauma.

[@Zylthis]

Midnight Mass is great but Bly never had me. Without spoiling anything I found the main character unlikable and a bit unforgivable.

[@lunagal]

Bly is my favorite of all the Flannegan shows. Followed by Usher, then Hill.

[@KingApeiron]

Um the Bly MC did nothing wrong

[@Lilithly]

I couldn't even finishe Bly cause I didn't like it😅

[@violeta8445]

The haunting of Bly manor is probably my favorite show ever!!

[@bluegypsy71]

For me, Dad Hugh was the MVP, what a great performance by Henry Thomas & Timothy Hutton

[@FilmBuff54]

Timothy Hutton is an underrated actor, I believe. He was so good as the older version of Hugh.

[@Khay-77]

Poppy was the root of all of the torment for the Crane family. Outside of that it was mostly peaceful for the majority of it's residents.

[@gemelwalters2942]

This is no doubt one of the best horror stories I've seen. Partly because of the character development. Typically horror just focuses on the scares and fear but this is an emotional rollercoaster.

[@jjd677]

Love that Pudgey caught that all the visions tormenting the adult kids is Poppy....

[@carriesmith742]

49:56 I know it's no longer spooky season so maybe you guys can do a Mike Flanagan show once a year. I'd go with the second in the anthology and do The Haunting of Bly Manor which includes a lot of the same cast playing different characters in a different story.

[@TomsTube]

Haha took me a hot minute to figure out what the hell you guys were doin in that first clip! 😂❤

[@itsreeeshaaa7560]

This show is a roller coaster of emotions. It starts as a pretty scary show and ends as a beautiful love story for their family. I’m terrified in the beginning and crying my eyes out in the end. I enjoyed watching this with y’all.

[@sunagurdal]

Definitely watch Midnight Mass, from the same director. I think you will love it! Had a great time with your reactions, such a wonderful series

[@dbasher9974]

Im not sure whether you missed it but the lights in the house finally went out at the end. Might not be the porch light like the mom said but definitely some sense of finality

[@gemelwalters2942]

As far as the house haunting them after, I think the dad making that deal with the mom would prevent that. She was the one who couldn't let them go and kept calling them "home". The dad agreeing to stay with her in exchange for letting the kids go would keep them safe. That's why he took his life.

[@EditFlowzA]

*FAR OUT😭🤣You guys*!. *The bent neck intro got me*!. *I first saw spartan's neck and I was like OMG bro got a serious sprain in his neck and then I looked at Pudgey😂i was like* "*These two, god damn it*!!🤣😆"

[@Bigglesman96]

55:38 they were haunted by their future selves because more or less the whole haunted house aspect is meant to be an allegory on how our trauma "haunts us" and causes generational effects that you can't escape from if you don't work through it. Basically their fates were sealed because of family dysfunction. Notice how the family only healed and stopped seeing ghosts after they all became truthful with each other and worked through their relationships.

[@ygkemosabi8280]

sure, but also the mom could be the reason for all the hauntings and she made a deal to stop for the dad...

[@Bigglesman96]

@ygkemosabi8280 she wasn't the reason, the hauntings effected her as well and started before her death. Each family member had their own unique "ghost" which is meant to represent each of their traumas and dysfunctions . The haunted house is literal but also metaphorical and is meant to symbolize suffocating security. hence "our forever home". the moms specific "ghost" was overprotection of her children and not wanting them to grow and and go out into the world for fear of them experiencing pain and suffering. The dads "ghost" is always "trying to fix everything", he juggles his family's issues and withholds the truth because he believes it will keep them safe, but to their detriment. The rest of the kids ghosts are something like addiction, perfection, promiscuity, and depression.

[@Bigglesman96]

@@ygkemosabi8280 so actually you are right in a sense, the show uses a haunted house as a plot device but the metaphorical ghosts of the parents' dysfunction is actually what caused the kids to grow up with their own ghosts following them.

[@ygkemosabi8280]

@@Bigglesman96 im saying they arnt haunted by their future selves except nel cause thats her " gift". You could argue olivia spiritually connects to the house they all leave and she spends the show mostly trying to get luke and maybe nel back by haunting them outside the house. maybe she haunted shirly with the affair visions or not and steve and theo are unhaunted outside the house... i dont know i havnt thought about it since it came out but i feel like it works with minor tweaks

[@Bigglesman96]

@@ygkemosabi8280 yes not all of them are haunted by their future selves, I'm saying nell is haunted by her future self and not the other kids because her specific trauma is depression, so her ghost is basically her tendency to suicide. But yes, the show conveys this point by making the kids have "gifts" that lend to what their specific trauma will be later on. But the gifts are "generational" and passed down, like The mom explains. It reflects the concept of generational trauma. The mom IMO wasn't directly the reason they kept seeing ghosts in adulthood, she was just a piece of it. The message conveyed is that all the past people in the house are victims of the collection of traumas that ruin and haunt peoples lives.

[@tdog790]

The dad told the ghost mom that ‘if you open that door, I’ll make a promise to you’ so he sacrificed himself by taking all his pills so ghost him can open the door to save his kids. And yes time is non linear in the house and in people that spend time there. That’s why when ghost mom wrote ‘welcome home Nell’ on the wall in the future, but in the past they saw that writing and only peeled off some part of so it read ‘come home nell’ House is basically just a supernatural and haunted place and ghosts inside it can be good or bad .. Polly was def bad because she was literally crazy and in a nut hose and she tricked Olivia to kill herself and used her to bring her kids back and ultimately killing Nell because she was trying to ‘wake her up’ but when the dad joined them now there are 3 Craine family members haunting the house so they are able to stop polly so its not really a threat anymore. And the next one to watch is Midnight Mass for both of you. It’s a great show and in my opinion the 2nd best Mike Flanagan show . And I also love the score of this show and it’s on my Spotify playlist .

[@joekickass7521]

throughout the show, the kids were so mean to their dad. and yet he made the ultimate sacrifice for them 💚💚💚 heartbreaking

[@steve6valdez]

Good theory, but human Abigail dies at the tea party on the last night. The kids leave the house forever on this night. Memories sprinkled like confetti is one thing, but once the kids physically leave the house, there's no moment they would ever be at Hill House or the grounds in the presence of ghost Abigail again as children. The fact that she's seen multiple times in a blue dress can be explained by the fact that Mrs. Dudley probably made Abigail's clothes and didn't have many different dresses lined up for her to wear. So she probably wore that blue dress all the time. Luke even asks for clothes from his sister because Abigail doesn't have nice things. Although Abigail died wearing what she was sleeping in, her ghost wears the blue dress. However, I don't think the assumption can be made that anytime we see a blue dress, it's ghost Abigail.

[@adamyilmaz9531]

Such an amazing series! Glad you guys stuck through it! We definitely need a reaction to Haunting Of Bly Manor! Same director, a few new and recurring actors! Know you will enjoy it! 👍🤘💯🔥

[@raianthony8492]

Pretty much, Poppy drove the mom crazy and forced the mom’s hand to self transition, which then sets off this specific timeline; there were other timelines that could’ve taken place. The story’s supernatural element fits bc that’s how it’s written, but if you remove the ghosts, the story would still make sense; trauma, mental illness, drug addiction, fear, lies, etc. and how that could tear a family apart.

[@Lilithly]

If you remove the ghosts it would be a show like any other. I'm immensly glad they didn't go the "metaphor" route. Too many horror shows/movies/books do that.

[@raianthony8492]

@ I agree 💯. I just love the duality of the show.

[@RichCruelSugar]

Bly Manor is a slow burn but I think the pay off is powerful; Midnight Mass is very interesting with very strong themes with a wild finish. All Flanagan works are very intricate, emotional, shocking etc He’s being considered a modern master of blending drama with horror while unpacking traumas.

[@NemoTheDude]

I never noticed any of the hidden ghosts in my first watchthrough, and only discovered them after seeing a KZbin video that points them out. It made the show scarier for me in hindsight. It's like seeing a family photo and noticing a ghost in the background that you didn't see when the photo was taken.

[@DanY-gx2dv]

I saw it as Nell (and Hugh and Olivia)'s love overpowered the evil forces in the house enough by the end to protect the rest of the kids. Also look into "time slips" if you're interested, re: the house being out of time and Nell haunting herself from the future, a lot of people have had experiences where they see different time periods in one place or older or younger versions of themselves. Very trippy stuff. Loved your guys' reactions.

[@Leiceku]

so happy you guys gave this show a try

[@reasthope]

I imagine that the mother and father keep the house 'happy' in a sense that it doesn't affect the children anymore but as you said its so up for interpretation that it's great to see what everyone else is saying

[@CassandrashadowcassMorrison]

Good morning from Minneapolis, Minnesota, Spartan and Pudgey! Now, I have never seen the series you guys are watching. But I VIVIDLY remember the first film made based on Shirley Jackson's classic novel that was simply called THE HAUNTING. Richard Johnson starred in that. Along with Russ Tamblyn, Julie Harris, Claire Bloom, Valentine Dyall (forever famous as :The Man in Black) and Lois Maxwell (The ORIGINAL Miss Moneypenny from the James Bond Films), The version I am talking about was released in 1963 and was filmed from Eleanor (Nell's) POV just as Miss Jackson told the story in her 1959 novel. (Yes it is THAT old. I was 9 when it was first published so, yes, I am THAT old), Anyway, you are digging this series and that is cool, I hope someday you will read the novel (if you haven't already) and see that classic movie!

[@WelshAmethystGirl087]

How you didn't ball your eyes out during this episode I was a mess

[@AmberVivicide]

They talked over a lot of the more emotional dialog...i think if they had just watched it in silence and really absorbed what all was being said it would have hit deeper. They were too focused on trying to guess theories instead of letting it naturally unfold.

[@WelshAmethystGirl087]

@AmberVivicide fair point, I have noticed that even though they should be commentating they always choose to do it at the worst moment and then miss important things. Sorry S&P no nate just an opinion, I noticed in a different reaction I think it was chernobyl that important things were missed due to the same thing. All said with love I promise

[@ygkemosabi8280]

@@AmberVivicide i mean they are forced to talk and they dont know whats coming, but i think the main disconnect is they kept thinking the ghost were fake visions and not theactual person...

[@Lilithly]

​@@ygkemosabi8280loads of reactors hit the pause button before commenting, so they don't miss anything, tbf.

[@ygkemosabi8280]

@@Lilithly ive never seen a single reactor hit pause because it would mess up their sink along on their patreon....

[@jennysutton7409]

The beauty of this show is that everyone who sees it can decide what they think the meaning behind it is and Nell's speach always gets me crying no matter how many times I watch it and I don't usually cry with that stuff so that just shows how brilliant Mike is when ot comes to pulling on your heartstrings when it's the right time to do so. I beleive in ghosts because I saw them from the age of 5 to 10 so to me they are not just guilt and all that of the person who sees them but also trapped here because of their own guilt or regrets and sometimes just because they can not accept the fact that they are dead which is sad because they become trapped in the place they died not able to move on. I love watching reactions to this show because I love hearing the different takes that people have on it and the way they see things as well. I know you both don't like horror but I suggest you at least check out Mike's movie Doctor Sleep which is the continuation for the Shinning and yes it does have some scenes that are hard to take but all and all it is really well directed and well acted and no his wife Katie aka the actress of Theo isn't in that one. Fall of the house of Usher is the newest tv show, he did and I suggest you check that one out, though just a warning it does get gory at times seeing how it's based off Edger Allan Poe short stories haha but it also deals with family drama like this one and it does have a lot of emotional parts to it as well. If you want a nice thriller that Mike did then check out Hush. That movie was written by him and Katie both and she stars in it as well. Grate reaction guys and glad to hear your take on this story and what he was trying to convay as well.

[@santa1563]

POPPY lol

[@kieronroberts4977]

Drove me insane 😂

[@jacquelyncowdell3417]

My own ranking: Haunting of Hill House & Midnight Mass tied for 1st, The Fall of the House of Usher for 3rd, The Haunting of Bly Manor for 4th. That said, they are all great! Very well-written, well-directed, well-shot, well-acted, well-thought-out, etc. I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of watching the 1st two on my list.

[@kcallamajaji]

Have you seen Midnight Club? It's not as good, but still entertaining.

[@PeterDB90]

You should absolutely watch the rest of Mike Flanagan's shows: Haunting of Bly Manor (will have a similar and familiar tone to Hill House but a different story), Midnight Mass (this one is much different but still produced just as well, also great), The Fall of the House of Usher (this one is probably the odd one out and is probably the most poetic and artsy of them, but also great). If you ask people what's their favorite, you will get every answer between these four (there's also Midnight Club, but I've heard it's not as good and I haven't seen it), but for what it's worth, here are my rankings: #1 Hill House (don't get me wrong, the rest of the shows are also masterpieces, but maybe because I saw Hill House first it was just such a gut punch that I loved it) #2 Midnight Mass (it's actually very hard to decide between this one and Usher one, but I think Midnight Mass has a better story) #3 The Fall of the House of Usher (I actually think the story at its core is pretty simple and straightforward, so what's holding this show up for me is everything else - the dialogue, monologues, directing, acting, editing, cinematography...) #4 Bly Manor (I hate that I have to put ANY of them in last place because they're ALL masterpieces, so don't take this as a "Bly Manor lost" statement and more of a "they're all winners, and the other 3 just edged it out slightly to the top").

[@texashookem22]

Gregory Alan Isakov's "If I Go, I'm Goin" is the absolute PERFECT song to close this beautiful series, another perfect choice by Flanagan.

[@rodrigofoli]

You guys should search for a video showing the hidden ghosts in this series. There are duzens of hiddem ghosts every episode, and it goes right over our heads

[@ErengmsTatakae...]

next : The Haunting of Bly Manor

[@comeatmebro8120]

No that one is soooo boring. They should go straight to midnight mass

[@melhawl3685]

Absolutely Bly Manor. I watched it when it came out and I am still not over it.

[@ms-literary6320]

I really hope they do it in order. That way you can see the flow of his directing. I’m biased though because Bly Manor is my favourite and I don’t want to have to wait :)

[@Marina-cq2yt]

​@@comeatmebro8120YES! Bly mabor doesn't suit spartan and pudgey, waaaaayyyy too gothic and romantic. They like more action and mystery, midnight mass is GREAT!

[@ms-literary6320]

@@Marina-cq2yt But they love to theory craft and Bly is great for that. If the timeline for HH sent them spiralling they’d have fun with Bly. MM is great and they should get to that as well eventually.

[@marybuchanan3313]

I highly recommend you guys digest this show for a year and rewatch it next spooky season. Not to make a video but just for your own enjoyment. It's so good on a second watch!

[@milanova5061]

Absolutely!

[@ak14459]

Steven sees all the ghosts by the end. The clues were there all along, but he could never believe before.

[@Partygay93]

In the episode where Olivia scolds Nell for writing on the walls, she's holding chalk in her hand

[@Shayyankh4n]

I don't know if u guys notice when Nells waking everyone up she touches them first to wake them up but when it came to Theo she reach out her hand to her because she knew Theo don't like being touch so she made it so Theo can chooes grab her arm. its the small details like this make this show so good

[@Lilithly]

I was so looking forward to you finding out about abigail, cause for some reason you both were absolutely convinced she was a ghost😂

[@jhornacek]

The viewers are supposed to think Abigail is a ghost. This is deliberate by the show. Most first time viewers think this.

[@Mikael_Puusaari]

This series is weirdly haunting, when I first saw it I was thinking it is a masterpiee of sorts, but months and years afterwards I think of it now and then and realize how amazing it really was It was just so heartbreaking to see their father as this man who didn't seem to care much and staying away but he truly loved them so much, it is true that true heroes stay invisible I had pretty much the exact thoughts as Sparrtan about this movie, and also about the thought of watching Bly Manor or not since it isn't really a sequal Haunting of Bly Manor next 🙂 Oh and there are several adapations of this story, "The haunting" but this gangs version is by far the most daunting to me in question of real/unreal and the human aspect

[@ruinedx]

Great reactions to a great show. I hope that you eventually watch Mike Flanagan's other work. Midnight Mass and The Fall of the House of Usher were my other favorites.

[@Raven_Luna_Tick]

You should do a follow up video. There are plenty of videos detailing all the hidden ghosts that appeared in the episodes.

[@KdeeBUBBLES444]

The Haunting of Bly Manor is next, it's a lot like Hill House but it's less scary and a lot of people don't like it as much, but i think you guys would enjoy it for what it offers. After that is Midnight Mass, which is my personal favourite and a big departure from the vibes that Hill House and Bly Manor have, but it's a lot slower and more dialogue heavy so i'm not sure if you guys would like it. Then it's The Fall of the House of Usher, which isn't scary at all and leans more unsettling in my opinion; it's VERY different from all the rest it's a lot more fun and theatrical if that's your vibe, and it's based entirely on the works of Edgar Allen Poe. There is also The Midnight Club but a lot of people rank it the lowest of all the Flanaverse shows, and it was also supposed to have a second season that got cancelled so the story isn't technically finished.

[@jhornacek]

Poppy is the only evil ghost here - all of the rest are either helpful or just living their best ghost lives: - Hazel tries to help Olivia by telling her that Poppy is lying to her. - William just wants his hat back. - The basement ghost puts Luke back into the dumbwaiter (ripping his shirt) and presses the button to send him back upstairs. - The Bent Neck Lady is just witnessing moments from Nell's life (and trying to warn her). Poppy was insane in life so she became an insane ghost. Same with Olivia - Poppy drove her insane so she became an insane ghost. And the house isn't evil - it's just a place where if you die there you become a ghost. We're told by characters that the Red Room is digesting the Cranes while they're in it, but we never see any proof of this, or signs that it's damaging them when they spend time in it (and don't know they're in the Red Room).

[@kcallamajaji]

Haunting of Bly Mannor is kind of season 2 of this Haunting 'series' but it is a stand alone story. Then Mike Flannigan created Midnight Mass which is fantastic, Midnight Club which is good, but not as good as the others and The Fall of the House of Usher, which is fantastic as well. Mike Flannigan did an amazing job with all of the shows, but they are all standalone stories, MF just likes to use the same actors. Also, he is married to Kate Siegel (adult Theo).

[@plectrumura]

Spartan - The song you were enjoying is "If I go, I'm goin" by Gregory Alan Isakov off his album This Empty Northern Hemisphere. He's honestly my favorite singer-songwriter currently active and I can't recommend him enough. I recommend "Idaho" and "Sweet Heat Lightning" as well as good intros to his style and music.

[@VictoriaWilder13]

Abigail died the last day, she was a living human every appearance before that. It would make no sense for her to have been a ghost. The house was never after the kids, Olivia was. Olivia was the one beckoning them there, and Hugh stopped her by staying. Also, Poppy was just a psychopath...she was happy to drive anyone crazy if she could. It's scattered, but the show implies she drove her husband mad and that's why he buried himself in the walls. And my theory for Nell is the concept that we all see our lives flash before our eyes at the moment of death. Unfortunately, for Nell, her being in the house woke a sensitivity in her (or she always had it), so she could see ghosts. And when dead Nell flashed through her life, she literally did (what with time being all wibbly wobbly), and living Nell saw the flashing Nell, leading to a lifetime of trauma. The storm episode showed that we didn't see every instance Bent-Neck Nell saw Living Nell, so she likely dealt with the trauma even more than was shown throughout her entire life.

[@Corn_Pone_Flicks]

I've seen numerous people react to this show at this point, and I always find it so entertaining how absolutely everyone just assumes Abigail is a ghost from the moment they see her, even though she never does anything weird apart from not being seen by the other kids. You should absolutely check out the 1963 Robert Wise film The Haunting, which is a pretty faithful adaptation of the original novel, just to see what was new and what was part of the original story.

[@dlasis]

39:51 You know the storywriting is good when just at the final episode you're finding out that the little girl is a real child.

[@Lilithly]

Tbf you actually find it out the episode before.

[@jthomann71]

The original ending that Flanagan considered was that at the very end we see all the kids still in the Red Room. The happy ending scenes you saw werent real. They all died there. Flanagan reconsidered and said it would be too cruel for the audience.

[@drsavage3262]

LFG! This series has been so good. You guys are the best!

[@Hey_Jamie]

As painful as it’s been waiting for these episodes it’s the worst when it ends!!

[@zardify_]

I'm glad - and also not surprised - you guys loved it and that it has been a transformative experience! :) Here's a list of Mike Flanagan's other stuff that are the most appreciated ones, in order of their release and with a note that I try to make as objective as can be, where I have something to add. NO SPOILERS HERE. Basically everyone agrees that all these are reaaallly really good, but also most agree that nothing really hits the levels of Hill House. So, just adjust your expectations! :) - Hush - less of a philosophical piece, more of a thriller. This is where his style first started to develop, but it's still not really comparable to Hill House. - (Hill House) - Doctor Sleep (movie) - somewhat of a blend between soft horror, thriller and fantasy, it's pretty unique with some great acting performances, not that much philosophical - and it doesn't have to be, but definitely very entertaining - The Haunting of Bly Manor - the most similar to Hill House. It's a different story but with similar themes, setting and heart. I'd say it's less depressing. Personally, my favourite of the remaining ones. - Midnight Mass - People either love it more than the previous or less, there's a weird competition between the two, this one definitely has the best acting and most technical prowess out of the two. it's a compelling story, but the story itself is not ground breaking, the human elements are though. - The Mighnight Club - Has nothing to do with the previous one, and is generally the lowest rated. It is STILL well above the average "good horror" though and while I don't remember much of it, I'm willing to bet it's underrated. I don't think this one is deep, but it was completely entertaining and doesn't rely on jump scares either. - The Fall of the House of Usher - What do I say about this one.... This makes you feel the full spectrum of emotions. It's a mash of all the others in a really good way, but as intended, you will hate parts of it! Has some of the strongest acting out of all of them, and I'd consider this one to be the closest to poetry. It has to be appreciated as art, because it is actually based on art. Namely Edgar Allan Poe's writings, with a lot of symbolism. Quite a good story too - even on the surface. It isn't very "intense" though as far as emotions go, but is a slow gearing up, with very clever horror elements.

[@AmberVivicide]

In order my favorites that I've seen are Hill, Usher, Bly and Mass. Hill and Usher are both so well done it was difficult for me to choose which was top but Hill wins out because it has the most re-watchability (I've probably seen it about 20 times through now) and I cry every..single..time. I am most invested in the characters of this show and the story is just so beautiful it had to take the #1 spot. But Usher is definitely a VERY close second for me.

[@PlotsAndPoints]

Don't forget Oculus.

[@TheMajestyD]

Amazing series and ending episode 😢 surprised none of you broke in to tears lol

[@andypehrson9316]

def recommend bly manor, it's the most similar to this one. been waiting on this ep, great reaction guys!

[@HTTeddyLuv3r]

1:09:12 The tall man was able to take back his physical hat from young Luke.

[@mattzcpoole]

Love this series! My other favorite Mike Flanagan series is Midnight Mass, definitely reat to that one!!

[@BrittanyNgo01]

I think the word you're looking for for the ending is "cathartic". It's sad but also hopeful and healing

[@Cthulwho69]

Pudgey needs her own channel. Entertaining, funny, insightful, able to follow stories, plots etc and come to great conclusions... then there's Spartan.. HURR DURRR

[@ValyTraveler]

Sadly, the one thing Olivia, did and didn't recognize is - that Luke and Nell were both grown adults when Poppy and the house started the mind tricks...

[@JATGPisGOD]

I'm so happy that you two took us on this journey with you, I know spooky season is over but I hope that doesn't deter you from watching more shows by Mike Flannigan.

[@nomadicnovels]

I would say watch the haunting of bly manor just cause i feel like it's a good companion series to this one (obviously lol) but midnight mass is amazing. It's a close second behind hill house for me! And then the fall of the house of usher is pretty good but i wouldn't say it's essential haha. I personally wouldn't recommend the midnight club though. My sister and I have watched two episodes so far and i don't think we're going to finish it.

[@Ray-ji7rb]

33:02 idk if anyone else has said it but those stories are based on the very real murder of an entire family. The Wratten murders. And it was as gruesome as she makes it sound.

[@catika505]

Would love to see you guys react to Midnight Mass. That show and Hill House are unabashed masterpieces.

[@atuuschaaw]

I truly hate to see this series come to an end. I hope y'all can watch "The Haunting of Bly Manor" at some point in the future! Y'all rock! 😉♥💯

[@charmedoriginal5923]

Spartan & Pudgey, thanks for these THofHH reactions. Ive really enjoyed them. Hopefully you will react to the rest of the Flanaverse series when you can. The Haunting of Bly Manor ( 9 episodes ) Midnight Mass ( 7 episodes ) The Midnight Club ( 10 episodes ) The Fall of the House of Usher ( 8 episodes )

[@TwentyFourthCenturyDreamer]

Now that you've enjoyed this, I strongly recommend that you also react to Haunting of Bly Manor. As I think I may have said earlier on here, it is not as scary, but other than that the storytelling, characters, acting, directing, etc. are all excellent and highly worth checking out! Emotional and very well done!

[@Kynect2Hymn]

You guys should watch Midnight Mass next!!

[@veronikatomanova4069]

You must watch "second season" Bly Minor (I love it more then Hill House), than Midnight Mass and Usher family 🙂🙂

[@NPA1001]

That.. Damm.. Window…. How did I not spot that….?? I did solve Abigail though..

[@ms-literary6320]

If it makes you feel better, almost no one spots the window until the end. Flanagan is great at details and misdirection lol

[@alexismonteith3120]

You have to react to the second series, The Haunting of Bly Manor, at some point. I still haven't decided which is the better series because they are both so good. Being an anthology series, most of the actors from Hill House are in Bly Manor which makes it even better.

[@carolhayward7369]

Abigail was real. No one else was around to see her when she was with Luke until the last night, when she died. Only then did she become a ghost.

[@japes7]

I'm surprised you didn't mention the length of some shots and the cinematography.

[@nomadicnovels]

"well they're throwing me right in the deep end" 😂😂

[@Reverendfarls22]

Will you guys watch Midnight Mass next? It’s such an underrated Mike Flanagan masterpiece and my personal favorite series next to Hill House

[@frankgallagher1855]

Spero che vediade anche The Haunting of Bly Manor . Bella anche questa ❤

[@thehouseofoverthinking]

In order of quality: 1. The Haunting of Hill House 2. Midnight Mass 3. The Haunting of Bly Manor 4. The Fall of the House of Usher 5. The Midnight Club

[@tadanott300]

I've really enjoyed y'alls reaction to this show. I think it's a masterpiece.

[@AzzaDeltta]

There's two more shows from the same creators, featuring some of those actors again! The Haunting of Bly Manor, and Fall of the house of Usher. I recommend both, please react to them! also, although the quality is equally as good, Bly is a lot more emotional, while Usher is Thrilling! Love these series with all my heart. Loved every single reaction of you guys as always, and thank you for bringing so much joy to us

[@jamiejohnson6080]

you guys should do Midnight Mass next, it’s another mike flanagan show with mostly all the same actors from this and it’s just as good

[@74gould]

Man, KZbin’s gone nuts with all the ads. Ad break every few minutes! 😐 But I’ve enjoyed your “Hill House” videos so much. Truly one of my favorite shows (and just as good if not better on a rewatch!)… ❤ I hope you watch “Midnight Mass” next. This creative team has made several series now, and in my opinion, “Midnight Mass” & “Hill House” are the best ones. Absolutely awesome storytelling & characters.